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Journal search for holdings of the ETH Zurich libraries using ETH Library @ swisscovery

The ETH Library returns to its normal opening hours at all locations, since all ETH buildings are open again.

In the June series, you can get input on tools and topics that support your academic work in a short and crisp form.

The ETH Library in the main building is now also open again on weekends. Additionally, the Architecture and Civil Engineering Library on the Hönggerberg is open during the week. All other library locations will open on 17 May 2021. Our digital offers and services are available to you as usual.

The topic of the 17:15 Colloquium on 29 April 2021 is the rules for ensuring good scientific practice reloaded and the role of libraries in upholding scientific professional ethics.

Media that were borrowed prior to 7 December 2020 must be returned by the end of March 2021.

Members of ETH Zurich can benefit by linking their SWITCH edu-ID with their ETH Zurich user account

At the 17:15 Colloquium on 25 March 2021, Prof. Thilo Stadelmann will give an introduction to the topic and present current research results. Be there and join the discussion!

The ETH Library in the main building remains open. In addition, the Architecture and Civil Engineering Library opens as well. All other locations are closed. Our digital offers and services are available to you as usual.

At the 17:15 Colloquium on 25 February 2021, Dr Andreas Bleuler from the Swiss Data Science Center will show you how Renku can drastically reduce the effort of digital reproducibility.

Our new courses, webinars and workshops for the 2021 spring semester are now online. Expect a wide range of interesting and exciting topics.

The long wait is over. The Image Archive of the ETH Library has now made its oldest films available online for research buffs. Exciting historical expeditions, experiments and much more are waiting to be explored.

Get short input on tools and topics to assist your academic work.

The ETH Library in the main building remains open, all other locations are closed. Our digital offers and services are available to you as usual.

Save the next dates in 2021 now. Three topics from the areas of digital reproducibility, document analysis and safeguarding scientific practice await you.

Get information on the new Read and Publish agreements with Cambridge University Press, Karger, Sage, Taylor & Francis and Trans Tech Publications.

Due to the extended protection measures, there will be changes to the services offered by the ETH Library.

The new Explora Story is all about geodata and its added value - discover it now!

swissuniversities continues negotiations with Wiley in 2021; access to all Wiley journals and the Cochrane Library is ensured in the meantime.

Today, the new ETH Library @ swisscovery research platform replaces the Search Portal of the ETH Library and NEBIS recherche.

swisscovery is replacing the ETH Library Search Portal. Read on to find out more about the change and why you need to register.

The private library of the statesman and entrepreneur Hans Conrad Escher von der Linth can now be explored on e-rara. The initiator of the “Linthwerk” river regulation works is synonymous with Swiss ingenuity.

With its Book a Librarian service, the ETH Library supports researchers in their academic work across all specialist fields – individually, free of charge and personally.

Analysing text reuse is a task that is of particular relevance to architectural history. The new platform Graph automates this process by applying large-scale textual processing for detecting similar text passages to a large corpus of digitised architecture books.

Journey to the stars with AstroRara, a platform that allows anyone to interactively explore historic astronomical illustrations and learn fascinating facts about the authors and their works.

Find out more about the change-over to swisscovery and temporary restrictions in usage.

Are you writing your Bachelor’s, Master’s or doctoral thesis? It takes a variety of skills to properly formulate your research in writing. The ETH Library provides a range of support services for students and researchers writing scientific texts.

Adjusted opening hours and services

swisscovery is replacing the ETH Library Search Portal and NEBIS recherche.

Input on tools and topics to assist your academic work

At the 17:15 Colloquium on 29 October 2020, Dr Margarete Pratschke will talk about computer vision, a field of digital visual culture. Attend virtually and join the discussion!

The Research Collection statistics reveal current trends: researchers continue to intensively study topics relating to COVID-19, open access is being used more frequently, and the number of downloads is also rising.

Research data published in the Research Collection can now also be found in the Data Citation Index.

This interesting series of workshops organised by the ETH Library and the Scientific IT Services at ETH Zurich will introduce you to the diverse aspects of research data management

Via the "Archive database online", the Thomas Mann Archives provide access to further original documents of the author

The concluded Read-and-Publish agreements cover both the costs of access and publishing in the relevant scientific journals. The costs are covered by the ETH Library.

The Alloy Phase Diagram Database is an extensive pool of data available to researchers. Research, highlight and compare its contents to produce contemporary, progressive research.

Members of ETH Zurich can now access and use statistical data efficiently and across disciplines: Statista makes facts and figures available in a systematic, uncomplicated format.

The ETH Library has now licensed Zotero Institution for the ETH community.

At the 17:15 Colloquium on 24 September 2020, Martin Steiger, lawyer and expert on law in the digital space, speaks about the challenges for archives in the Internet age. Be there virtually and join the discussion!

Those with an interest in architecture will enjoy our new series in the Crowdsourcing blog.

We have just published our new courses and workshops on our website. They cover a wide range of interesting topics. From September, we will be hosting many autumn semester webinars, courses and workshops again.

Better filters and optimised tools: the online database materialarchiv.ch has even more content. A public panel discussion with interesting guests promises plenty of excitement.

On the platform E-Periodica further digitised journals are accessible in full text.

More than just books! This year, baccalaureate students will be learning more about the ETH Library in virtual form.

More restrictions to be lifted before the start of the semester, but masks are mandatory in all ETH buildings.

Input on tools and topics to assist your academic work.

What’s on the schedule for the coming autumn semester? Here is a preview of the topics that will be discussed by the three speakers.

The ETH Library will be accessible again at all locations starting 3 August 2020. Please note the opening hours for the individual locations.

Independent publishing: SciPost gives ETH Zurich researchers an additional way of publishing their research results as open-access articles without relying on commercial providers.

ETH Library has now provided 1,600 of its digitized prints on e-rara from 1771 through 1800 in full-text form.

Precise, comprehensive surveying and analysis of public opinion serves as the foundation for quantitative social research. With Roper iPoll, members of ETH Zurich now have access to the world’s largest collection of public-opinion data – the basis for sound research at the highest level.

Numerous articles by ETH authors freely available on the ETH publication platform, published in full text.

The new Read and Publish agreement between ETH Library and Springer Nature not only makes scientific research accessible worldwide but also effectively advances it. A service for members of ETH Zurich.

You can now search through over 60,000 images of scientific instruments, wood species and rust fungi on the Search Portal.

Scientific instruments, wood species and rust fungi from four E-Pics catalogues added to the central search on the Search Portal.

The Online Historical Dictionary of Philosophy is one of the most comprehensive, significant and successful humanities publication projects of the modern German-speaking academic world.

We are looking for researchers and doctoral students who will use the business version of the Feedly app over a period of 2–3 months and evaluate it for us using a catalogue of criteria.

The ETH Library in the main building and the Architecture and Civil Engineering Library are open again from 8 June 2020.

With ETHorama you can travel through Switzerland with just a few clicks, encountering history and fascinating stories, going on adventures and gaining insights. It’s an ingenious digital meetup with Switzerland.

All content from ScienceDirect is now accessible to ETH members.

Additional online journals from various subject areas such as medicine, cartography and humanities are now available via ETH Library’s Search Portal.

Find subject-related contents for studies, teaching and research

Tandem learning is all about learning a language and talking to another person. Fortunately this can be done online.

Are you looking for appropriate image material to illustrate a presentation or publication? Search for, view and download images on E-Pics

Developing, spreading and networking knowledge: the six CABI Compendia provide comprehensive bioscientific information for use in academic studies, practical applications and professional development.

“The Materiality of Knowledge”: Inventoried and available to all those interested, ETH Library is re-opening a treasure trove of collector’s items featuring historical and contemporary objects from teaching and research.

Free access to digitized Swiss journals or those relating to Switzerland.

After ten years and with some 78,800 titles, e-rara.ch was relaunched at the end of March 2020 with a modern and intuitive design.

ETH Library is offering digital services and delivery of media to members of ETH Zurich during the closing period.

Head to e-rara.ch and explore the amazing range of information available on volcanology in the Gottfried Immanuel Friedlaender collection.

For the first time, the dissertation: "A laser based mercury co-magnetometer for the neutron electric dipole moment search" from 2013 appears at the top of the ranking.

The ETH Library offers free delivery of media to ETH members during the period of closure.

Do you have questions about reference management with Mendeley or Zotero? Participate virtually in our courses during the protective measures around COVID-19.

Fancy a change of scenery? Looking for some inspiration? Experience the past in the digital world of ETH Library.

Language get-togethers, learning and writing workshops are now offered online.

Book a Librarian is now also available digitally for ETH members via Skype for Business.

Our subject specialists have made a selection of e-books, platforms and MOOCs for you

ETH Library supports the dissemination of knowledge related to the COVID-19 pandemic. ETH researchers can apply for funding in the short term.

Neuer Zugang zur derzeit umfangreichsten ornithologischen Plattform Birds of the World (BOW) für ETH-Angehörige. 

The ETH Library gives members of the ETH Zurich an overview of freely accessible e-resources concerning COVID-19.

The ETH Library will remain closed at all locations for the time being until and including Sunday, 19 April 2020.